Accessibility improvements for more stations after funding boost
16 December 2014 | By Department for Transport
Extra Access for All funding will make 26 additional stations accessible to all...
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Poland’s 1st high-speed train fleet starts commercial service
16 December 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom’s Pendolino, the first high-speed train to operate in Poland, entered in service...
New East Coast Mainline franchise confirmed
10 December 2014 | By Department for Transport
The Department for Transport confirmed (10 December 2014) it has officially signed the East Coast rail franchise contract with Inter City Railways, a venture between Stagecoach and Virgin...
Official opening of the Liefkenshoek rail link
10 December 2014 | By Infrabel
At 18.05 on 9th December 2014, the new Liefkenshoek rail link was officially opened in the presence of several Ministers, CEOs of the partners and many invited guests...
New timetable and new trains for London Midland
9 December 2014 | By Global Railway Review
Thanks to £62 million of UK government investment, London Midland will roll-out 10 new four-car trains for their network as part of its new timetable from Sunday 14 December 2014...
EU to invest in studies on high speed railway between Dresden and Prague
5 December 2014 | By INEA
The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-fund with over €600,000 studies preparing a new high speed railway line between Dresden, Germany and Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic...
Italian Presidency makes partial contribution to Fourth Railway Package and adopts conclusions on transport infrastructure
4 December 2014 | By CER
On 3 December, European Transport Ministers adopted a set of Council conclusions on transport infrastructure and the Trans-European Transport Network, in the context of the upcoming review of the Europe 2020 strategy as well as a Progress Report on the Political Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package...
Alstom delivers the first Régiolis train to the Poitou-Charentes region of France
4 December 2014 | By Alstom
Alstom presented the first Régiolis train for the Poitou-Charentes region to elected representatives of the Technicentre in Saintes on 4 December. Attending the event were Jean-François Macaire, President of the Poitou-Charentes region, Stéphane Lambert Deputy Regional Director of the SNCF and Ana Giros Calpe, Senior Vice-President for Alstom Transport France...
New report sets out funding and financing options for Crossrail 2
28 November 2014 | By Department for Transport
An independent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) published has set out funding and financing options for Crossrail 2, the high frequency, high capacity rail line that could link south west and north east London to provide additional transport capacity for the capital...
Alan Dick Communications launches Beagle system to revolutionise passenger information
28 November 2014 | By Alan Dick Communications
A revolutionary approach to passenger information, guaranteed to keep customers fully informed whether on the platform or aboard the train, has been launched at Eurotransport’s recent annual Real-Time Passenger Information Conference in London by Alan Dick Communications (ADComms)...
Network Rail publish half-year financial results
28 November 2014 | By Network Rail
Network Rail has published its half-year financial results for the six months ending 30 September 2014...
New rail line to Wrocław Airport receives EU support
28 November 2014 | By The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest over €600,000 for studies on a new rail connection between the airport and the city centre of Wrocław in Poland...
Rail electrification plan for Lake District
28 November 2014 | By Department for Transport
Government to confirm £16m funding to electrify 10-mile route between Oxenholme and Windermere...
Estonian rail freight carrier’s cargo volume reached 1.37 million tons in October
27 November 2014 | By EVR Cargo AS
Estonian state-owned rail freight carrier EVR Cargo’s freight volume reached 1.37 million tons in October, increasing by 5.7 per cent year-on-year...
Mafex trade delgation to Turkey
27 November 2014 | By MAFEX
From November 3rd to 7th, the Spanish Railway Association (MAFEX) organised a trade delegation to Turkey with the aim of strengthening the relations of the Spanish railway sector with this country and supporting the industry’s technological and professional offer facing the forthcoming tenders...